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Weber-Morgan officials to visit schools to immunize against whooping cough

Last updated Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 10:26pm

OGDEN -- Weber-Morgan Health Department will visit schools through the end of April to offer sixth-graders the whooping cough vaccine.

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Police: Threatening graffiti not connected to Roy High bomb plot

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 3:19pm

ROY — Threatening graffiti found last year at Roy High and Roy Junior High schools are likely unrelated to a recent Roy High bomb plot, authorities said Monday.

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Janet Eastman King

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, January 27, 2012 - 11:02pm

Janet Eastman King, born Oct. 1, 1958, in Ogden, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at the Washington Terrace Rehabilitation Center. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, at Leavitt’s Mortuary, 836 36th St., Ogden. Family will greet friends from 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. before the service. Interment will follow at Leavitt’s Aultorest Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to an animal shelter. Post condolences at www.leavittsmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Affidavit details teens’ Roy High bomb plot

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, January 27, 2012 - 5:54am

OGDEN — One of the teens accused of planning to bomb Roy High School texted friends about the plans and the rage behind them.

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Illustration by LEZLIE SOKOLIK/Weber County Library

An American story: 'Weber Reads the Founders and their Documents'

Amy Nicholson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, January 8, 2012 - 7:37am

Many cities around the country have book discussion groups, but Weber Reads is unlike most of those, according to volunteer coordinator Margaret Rostkowski.

For one thing, she says, Ogden is the ideal city because it is small enough that a lot of people know each other, yet large enough to have resources such as Weber State University.

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Weber County school districts prep for wireless future

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, December 27, 2011 - 11:01pm

OGDEN -- The Weber and Ogden school districts are working to prepare for a wireless future.

Last summer, Weber School District completed a program to put 100 percent coverage in its secondary schools. The Ogden School District recently funded the technology to equip all its schools with wireless Internet access.

"Every secondary school has approximately 100 percent coverage from our network," said Dave Brooks, Weber School District technology director. "Our kids can bring their devices, and with our Weber District credentials, get on our wireless system."

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Kresta Atkin helps Jacob and other students mould things out of Play-Doh at Canyon View Preschool in Ogden.

Weber School District making strides with preschools

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 5:26pm

OGDEN — Happy sounds emanate from the preschool room at Canyon View Elementary. Young children shout out colors and raise their hands to answer other questions as they gather around their preschool teachers to talk about their lesson for the day. Brightly colored students’ art projects hang from the ceiling and everyone is happy — teachers included.

It’s a regular Friday afternoon at the school, which houses special needs students and one of the five preschools in the Weber School District. Things have changed quite a bit from last year’s picture of preschool in the district and changed for the better.

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Gov. Gary Herbert speaks with Bountiful High School students and media on the state’s budget on Monday at Bountiful High School. Utah’s economy has improved from the 2009 recession, said Herbert, who anticipates growth in revenue in both the 2012 and 2013 fiscal years. (ASHLEY FRANSCELL/Special to the Standard-Examiner)

Bountiful students hear call for 1% raise for teachers

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, December 12, 2011 - 10:36pm

BOUNTIFUL -- The setting was appropriate for the announcement.

Gov. Gary R. Herbert announced his proposed budget for the next fiscal year on Monday at Bountiful High School in a financial literacy class.

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Fern L. Boyer

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 5:36pm

Fern L. Boyer, 83, of Ogden, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at Lindquist’s Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd. Friends may visit family from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, and from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Interment, Coalville Cemetery. Post condolences at www.lindquistmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Internships benefit high school students, Standard-Examiner

Dave Greiling Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, November 26, 2011 - 9:01am

Alyssa Roberts is, without a doubt, the youngest person you'll currently find in our newsroom.

She is a senior at Davis High School and our current high school intern.

The high school interns, usually one per semester, work under the direction of Becky Cairns, a feature writer and editor of the award-winning weekly TX.

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Threatening graffiti found in Roy High bathroom

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, November 11, 2011 - 4:10pm

ROY — Roy High School went on lockdown Thursday morning after officials discovered threats scrawled across walls and stalls in two girls’ bathrooms.

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Whooping cough scare sends 65 Ogden students home

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 10:16pm

OGDEN -- Sixty-five unimmunized students from Mount Ogden Junior High School were sent home for at least five days Monday morning after the school was notified that one of its students had been diagnosed with whooping cough.

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Teachers in Weber, Davis win $1,000 in supplies

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 10:48pm

Office Max has recognized four Weber and Davis school district elementary schoolteachers as part of the company's fifth annual "A Day Made Better" celebration.

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Prep notes: Soccer title chase is under way

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, October 10, 2011 - 10:03pm

The state girls soccer tournaments jump into action this afternoon, with the top teams angling for an appearance later this month at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Region 1 will send four squads into the state 5-A bracket, with Davis and Fremont earning home games after tying for the league title, and Northridge and Weber facing big road battles this afternoon.

Region 2 champion Viewmont is also one of the top teams in the 5-A ranks. The Vikings reached the title game a year ago before falling to Brighton.

Region 5 champion Bonneville is one of two Top of Utah schools to bear the defending champ label -- St. Joseph is the other -- but the young Lakers appear equal to the task.

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Graffiti at Roy Junior High School. Courtesy Photo

Roy school graffiti included 'veiled threats'

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 2:34pm

ROY -- Vandals snuck onto the grounds of Roy Junior High School early Tuesday and spray painted messages on the building and other items.

By midmorning, crews from Weber County School District had cleaned almost all traces of the paint from trees, windows, brick walls and benches.

Weber School District spokesman Nate Taggart said the graffiti did not appear to be gang-related, but before it was cleaned up school resource officers from the Roy City Police Department took down information to compare it to other graffiti.

Taggart said much of the graffiti was nonsensica

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